Weight-carrying mechanism.



0. H. SBYMORE. WEIGHT CARRYING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13.1908.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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CHARLES H. SEYMORE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

WEIGHT-CARRYING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 13, 1908.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Serial No, 462,469.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SnYMonn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weight-CarryingMechanisms, of which the following is a specification.

.My invention relates to weight carrying mechanisms.

The object of my invention is to provide a device adapted to bereleasably mounted upon the body of a erson by which the person may bematerially assisted in the carrying of weights from one place toanother.

My invention is particularly adapted to be used in connection with anordinary wheelbarrow and provides means by which a portion or all of theweight, which otherwise would be supported by the arms of the o erator,may be supported upon his shou ders,

thereby giving more freedom of movement for the manipulation of thewheelbarrow.

My invention provides a yoke adapted to be supported upon the body oftheperson, preferably upon his shoulders, the yoke hav ing mountedthereon, preferably by a running connection therewith, a flexibledevice, such as. a cord, the ends of which are provided with means forreleasably engaging and supporting the handles of a wheelbarrow.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention-Figure 1 is aside elevation showing the carrying mechanism supported on the body of aperson and engaged with the handles of a wheelbarrow. Fig. 2 is a topview of the weight carrying mechanism detached from the person and fromthe wheelbarrow. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the dottedline a-b of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of a wheelbarrowhandle having mounted thereon one of the hooks which are secured to thecord, a portion of the cord being shown.

Similar characters of reference denote similar parts.

In its preferable form the yoke com rises a horizontal U-shaped body 1,provide on its underside with a cushion 2, of any ordinary desirableconstruction. The shape and size of the yoke is such as will permit itto partially encircle the neck of a person and rest upon his shoulders.Any desired means may be employed to releasably secure the yoke to thebody of the operator. The preferable means comprises two loops, disposedadjacent to opposite ends of the yoke, and each loop comprising twostraps, 3 and 4, secured at one set of ends to the body 1, the strap 4having a buckle 5 secured to its free end and adapted to engage the freeend of the strap 3.

Supported upon the yoke is a flexible device, such as a cord 6,the endsof which are adapted to engage and support the weight to be carried. Thecord 6 is preferably provided with a running connection with the body 1and is preferably supported thereon by pulley wheels 7, rotativelymounted respectively in suitable supports 8, secured upon the upper sideof the body 1. The supports 8 are arranged preferably circularly andsubstantially concentric with the body 1. The pulley which is located inthe center of the yoke, is referably provided with a vertical axis whi ethe pulleys at the end of the yoke are provided with horizontal axes.Preferably the ends of the cord 6 have respectively secured to themhooks 9, which are adapted to releasably engage the weight to becarried. In order that the hooks 9 may securely engage the handles of awheelbarrow, truck, or similar article having two handles, each hook isprovided on its inner upper side with a projectionlO, adapted to enter avertical transverse recess 11, provided in the under side of the handle12 of a wheelbarrow 13.

In the operation of my invention, when used in connection with awheelbarrow, the yoke is placed upon the shoulders of the o erator withthe open side of the yoke at t e front. The straps 8 and 4 are thenjoined to each other under the arms of the operator, and the hooks 9 aremounted on the handles 12 with the projections 10 located in therecesses 11. The length of the cord 6 should be such that the handles 12will be disposed so as to be readily grasped by the hands of theoperator. With such arrangement the cord may be employed to whollysupport the handles, thereby leaving the hands of the operator free forsuch use of them as he may see fit. Or, as shown in The object of theprojections 10, which are located in the recesses 11, is to prevent theI hooks 9 from slipping lengthwise on the handles 12.

adapt itself readily to different positions of the wheel barrow handles.12. Thus when it is desired to laterally tip the Wheelbarrow for thepurpose of dumping a load one of the handles 12 is depressed and theother raised. When this occurs the cord 6 will run length- Wise over the'ulleys 7, thereby accommo dating the cor to the changed positions ofthe handles.

While I have illustrated the hooks 9 as supporting the handles of awheelbarrow it is obvious that they may be employed to support weightsof various characters.

Many modifications of my invention, within the scope of the appendedclaims, may be made without departing from its spirit.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combinationwith a yoke adapted to be'suported upon the body of a person, of aflexi- 'le device for carrying a weight, said flexible device beingsupported on said yoke, said yoke having means by which said flexible device hasa running connection with said yoke.

2. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with a yoke adaptedto be supported upon the body of a person, and provided with one or morepulleys, of a flexible device, such as a cord, mounted 111 011 saidpulleys and provided at its ends 'Wit' 1 weight supporting means.

3. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with a yoke adaptedto be sup ported upon the shoulders or a person and provided with loopsfor receiving therethrough the arms of the person, and a flexible weightsupporting device, such as a cord, mounted on said yoke and having arunning connection therewith.

4. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with a yoke adaptedto be sup ported upon the shoulders of a person and provided with loopsfor receivin therethrough the arms of the person, t e yoke having one ormore pulleys mounted thereon, and a flexible, weight supporting device,such as a cord, mounted upon said pulleys.

5. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with a yoke adaptedto be supported upon the shoulders of a person and aving releasablemeans for securing the yoke to the person, and a flexible device,

such as a cord, supported by the yoke and having a running connectiontherewith and provided at its ends with weight engaging devices.

In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with a U-shaped yokeadapted to partially encircle the neck of a erson and By reason of therunning connection which 7 the cord 6 has with the yoke, the cord mayadapted to be supported by the s ioulders of the person, "of a pluralityof pulleys supported on said yoke and arranged approximately in the arcof a circle substantially concentric with the body of the yoke, and aflexible device, such as a cord, supported on said pul leys and having arunning connection therewith and having weight engaging means at itsends.

7 In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with a yoke comprisinga U- shaped body having a cushion secured to its underside and adaptedto be supported upon the shoulders of the person, a plurality of pulleysarranged circularly upon the upper side of said body, and a flexibleweight supporting device, such as a cord, supported upon said pulleysand having a running connection therewith.

8. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with the handles of awheelbarrow, of a yoke adapted to be supported upon the shoulders of aerson, and a flexible device supported on t 1e yoke and having a runningconnection therewith and provided at its ends with means for engagingsaidhandles.

9. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with the handles of awheelbarrow, of a yoke adapted to be supported upon the shoulders of aperson, and a flexible device, such as a cord, supported by said yokeand having hooks at its ends for releasably engaging and su porting saidhandles.

10. In a weig t carrying mechanism, the combination with the handles ofa wheelbarrow, each provided with a transverse recess, of a yoke adaptedto besupported upon the shoulders of a person, and a flexible device,such as a cord, supported upon said yoke and having two hooks securedrespectively to its ends, said hooks being adapted to releasably engagesaid handles and rovided each with a projection for entering t 1e recessin the adjacent handle.

11. In a weight carrying mechanism, the combination with the handles ofa wheelbarrow, of a yoke adapted to be supported upon row, each handlehaving a transverse recess, hook having a projection adapted to enter ofa yoke adapted to be supported upon the the recess of the adjacenthandle. shoulders of a person and having loops for In testimony whereofI have signed my receiving therethrough the arms of the person, name tothis specification in presence of two 5 tge yoke hazing1 onei0 pr morepulleyls mounted I subscribing witnesses.

t ereon, and a eXi edevice, suc as acord, mounted on said ulleys andhaving a run- CHARLES E' ning connection tlierewith and provided atWitnesses: its ends with two hooks for res ectively en- E. B. HOUSE, 10gaging the handles of the wheel arrow, each J. C. IRWIN.

